"Back to my lord! Maybe at the beginning of the implementation, it will be hindered by those tea merchants, and in a few days, they will die down! Tea is a huge profit, and those businessmen naturally know how to make trade-offs, and their arms can't reach their thighs after all. ”

Gu Chengyu sneered in his heart, if he waited and watched or asked someone to find a relationship to resist, it would be in vain.

In a few days, those people will accept reality. The government has the means to make them submit, and to waste a day is to waste silver, and the tea merchants are not stupid.

However, he sneered not that the tea chamber would not riot.

But these officials, when they collected salt tax and human tax, they didn't think of this, and it wasn't enforced?

After all, isn't it because it has violated their interests?

These people are not so opposed because the tea merchants and tea farmers are all for their own selfish interests.

Li Wei smiled, "Although Gu Xiushu has only been in the officialdom for a month, he knows a lot about the oppressive methods of these superiors. ”

When Gu Chengyu heard this, his face still did not change, and he secretly scolded the other party in his heart.

"Xia Guan just said that there is no need to worry about those tea merchants not selling tea! As for oppression, I don't know where to start. Isn't this done to fill the treasury? ”

Gu Chengyu glanced at Li Wei out of the corner of his eye, and saw that it was the official uniform of the third grade.

He glanced at Xia Qing again, turned his gaze, and then continued: "Dare to ask your lord!" If there is no tea tax, how can the treasury be filled? The court owes a side salary, and the lower officials have heard of it. The soldiers guarding the border are starving, how can they defend the territory? If it is used by people with intentions and triggers a riot, wouldn't it give Daxing an opportunity? ”

"Most of the people who lose the benefits of the tea tax are rich businessmen, so let them lose a little profit, not hurt their muscles and bones, and can contribute to the side salary, why not? Besides, the tea merchants are not without any benefits, at least their lives are guaranteed. ”

Gu Chengyu blocked Li Wei speechless, if he said that Gu Chengyu's method was not good, then maybe the emperor wanted to ask him to think of a way, then wouldn't he lift a stone and shoot himself in the foot?

Besides, when it comes to the matter of border salary, the courtiers all know that the emperor is anxious about this matter, and he doesn't dare to brush the tiger's beard.

"Your Majesty, Weichen still has a few points to add."

Gu Chengyu didn't write all of this on the recital, after all, if it was written comprehensively, then if the emperor didn't summon him, wouldn't he wait outside the palace for a trip?

The emperor was originally watching these people arguing, but Gu Chengyu didn't lose the battle, and he didn't bother to speak.

After all, he already had an idea in his mind about whether the tea tax would be implemented.

Seeing that Gu Chengyu still has something to add at this time, how can he not allow it.

Jiang Mingyuan never thought that Gu Chengyu would come here for this matter, what the officials of the Manchu Dynasty couldn't do, he Gu Chengyu actually did it.

He has already seen the emperor's attitude, and the emperor is definitely moved, and he may want to implement it immediately.

Don't you see that those old foxes don't speak? Even Xia Qing was silent, as if he was asleep.

"Your Majesty, there are not enough horses in this dynasty, and the horses in Daxing are fat and strong, and there are more horses than us, so it is better to open a mutual market at the border. This tea can also be used as one of the things in exchange for horses or other items in Daxing, which can be called the tea and horse market! ”

Gu Chengyu did not just mention the issue of tea tax this time, but a major event in the mutual market between the two countries.

As soon as his remarks came out, he was strongly opposed by Dai Yuanji, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and other officials.

"Your Majesty! No! It was not that this dynasty did not open a mutual market before, but the people of Daxing were brave and good at fighting, and they were all fierce and ruthless, disturbing the border passes. Our businessmen went to the border pass, and those people took the opportunity to rob them. During that time, the merchants of this dynasty went to the border pass, but they really suffered heavy losses. ”

What Dai Yuanji said was exactly what the other courtiers were going to say.

The people of Daxing are all wolf ambitions, they don't spend money, it is their nature to like to rob, and it has become a habit, and this matter is never feasible.

It does not play any role in the stability of border gates, but on the contrary, there are huge hidden dangers.

The emperor shook his hand, he wanted to hear what Gu Chengyu had to say, hoping not to disappoint him.

Gu Chengyu had thought of these things before, and it was impossible for all the people in Daxing to be such people.

Before snatching, it was because they lacked food and clothing, and if they could open a mutual market, it would be able to solve the problem of food and clothing.

However, there are indeed many Tartars who want to take advantage of it without spending money.

However, Gu Chengyu was very surprised by what the military department said just now.

There were hundreds of thousands of soldiers guarding the border gates in this dynasty, and in many cases it reached 500,000.

Even if these soldiers and generals are scattered guards, it is too useless to those who come to rob in groups in Daxing, right?

Could it be that so many soldiers in Dayan can't beat those scattered Daxing people? Those who robbed were not soldiers, but ordinary people in Daxing.

What is he going to do about that? Could it be that those soldiers are incompetent, and even the people of Daxing can't beat them?

He did not know the strategy of the border pass and the ability of the soldiers. In this case, there is only another way.

"Your Majesty! Weichen thought that he could deliberately divide a place at the border pass for mutual trading, move the residences of the surrounding people to other places, and then send heavy troops to guard it, and strictly control this place, which should be able to take precautions. ”

As soon as Dai Yuanji heard Gu Chengyu's words, he immediately sneered.

"Gu Xiushu has not been to the border pass, and everything he said is just on paper. The official asks you, in this case, why do the people and merchants of Daxing believe us? Will they put their lives in our hands? ”

Gu Chengyu pondered for a moment, what Dai Yuanji said was true. Our people are afraid that Daxing will rob the people, but will the people of Daxing rest assured of us?

"Then let Daxing also divide a little force and govern this place together with Dayan. The two countries signed an alliance and cooperated with each other. ”

Before Gu Chengyu finished speaking, Dai Yuanji couldn't help it at first.

He flicked the sleeves of his robe, snorted coldly, and shouted: "Don't talk nonsense, if there are troops stationed on both sides, how can there be a peaceful day over there?" ”

Even the emperor frowned, after all, Gu Chengyu was a weak scholar who was swaying ink at the desk, and he knew very little about the border pass. He coughed lightly, intending to stop the conversation between the two.

In any case, a tea tax is imperative.

"My lord! There is no benefit to that Daxing, and their government will naturally make trouble and let it do whatever it wants. But if the government of Daxing has received enough benefits, then how can they mess around again? ”

When the officials present heard this, they all became thoughtful. Even Dai Yuanji, who was originally angry, calmed down, he was a person with a good heart, otherwise he would not be able to sit in this position.